By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 28 October 2007 Firefighters in Southern California are getting help from cooler weather as they battle stubborn wildfires, which have blackened 200,000 hectares and destroyed at least 1,800 homes. Mike O'Sullivan repor...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 October 2007 A new report sponsored by the United Nations and the World Bank says progress has been slow at reducing the number of deaths worldwide from pregnancy and childbirth. The report says more than one-half million wo...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 04 October 2007 The two Koreas have signed a cooperation pact that for the first time puts North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's personal signature on a pledge to end to his nuclear weapons programs. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports from S...
By Paula Wolfson White House 17 September 2007 President Bush and members of his national security team conferred via video teleconference Monday with U.S. reconstruction and military officials in Iraq. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson has...
By Jim Randle Baghdad 10 September 2007 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says his country has made progress toward improving security, but Iraqi forces are not yet ready to take over full responsibility from the U.S. military. VOA's Jim Randle re...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 29 August 2007 Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont says some progress is being made in reducing violence in the country's southern provinces, which have been wracked by Muslim separatist violence. Mr. Surayud made the comment...
By Barry Wood Washington 10 July 2007 The World Bank, in a report released Tuesday, says some African countries have made significant improvements in the way they govern themselves. But the survey, covering 200 rich and poor countries, says progress...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 April 2007 A young boy waits his turn to be tested for malaria, in Manhica, Mozambique (File photo) The World Health Organization says its Roll Back Malaria program is making progress in cutting the number of deaths from thi...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 19 February 2007 The final resting place in India for the 16th century Mughal Emperor Humayun Humayun's tomb has pitted urban planners and environmentalists against bureaucrats. As VOA's Steve Herman reports from New Delhi,...
By David Gollust State Department 01 February 2007 The chief U.S. delegate to the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program says there are reasons to expect progress at the next round, which begins in Beijing February 8. Assistant Secretary of...